It’s a bleak future that nobody wants to envision. Kickoff Weekend arrives in early September without the usual fanfare, because there’s not a single NFL game to be found. Stadiums around the country lay barren and desolate, like empty cathedrals. Fans wander aimlessly through the streets wearing old, tattered NFL jerseys, walking memorials of their favorite stars. It’s a bleak future, but it’s also one that is very likely to happen if the lockout is not lifted by the end of this summer. We don’t want to imagine what life would be like without the NFL on the field and [...]